Rudi Scheuermann



Do plants hold the key to making cities healthier?



Could we design buildings that don’t take away green space, but
create it?



That don’t demand energy, but generate it?



Rudi Scheuermann of consultant Arup thinks so. By employing
a range of design techniques including cladding structures in living plant
walls and engineering bioreactive facades that generate biogas, he says that greener
buildings can improve air quality, mitigate noise pollution and create
healthier environments.



With over 4.2 billion people living in cities, and buildings
contributing to 36 per cent of global energy use, curbing their energy
intensity and taking a new approach is vital if we are to limit the effects of
climate change and meet the growing demands of urbanisation. With a further 2.5
billion people expected to move to cities by 2050 the pressure is on to create
better structures that don’t cost the earth.



GUEST Rudi Scheuermann, global building envelope design practice leader, Arup and author of “Cities Alive : Green Building Envelope”



SPECIAL THANKS TO



Arup



Transport for London



World Economic Forum



Environmental Research Group, Kings College LondonThe post #16 Designing green buildings first appeared on Engineering Matters.

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